Crime: Police Brutality and Conclusion A. Police
Ethnicity and the Police Part I: Outline
Eileen Garcia
CJA/344 Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice
June 17, 2013
STEPHEN HUMPHRIES
Police corruption and citizen complaints relative to ethnicity I. Introduction A. Police corruption
Police corruption has become an international problem. This was initially a common practice during the period when the police institutions were being developed but the effect has been felt by many people, even affecting peacekeeping operations. The police abuse and corruption has become endemic in the U.S making many citizens seek help from other organization. An example of such a case was experienced in the police training program in Afghanistan were the civilians were brutally abused forcing them to seek the assistance of the Taliban group against the government. There are many reports on the police corruption conducted by commissions that are aiming at reducing the corruption of the police and ensuring justice to the civilians. B. Citizen complaints relative to ethnicity
The police department has left a very bad impression in the minority communities especially as a result of brutal actions that the police patrols do to the civilians in such communities. There are a number of complains that have come up regarding the manner in which peace keeping operations are carried out in some ethnic groups. Peacemaking should be the main role of the police department. However, this is not what takes place in the real sense in some communities. The levels of corruption in the police department have gone high and the civilians have to bribe them to be guaranteed security when the situation is tense. II. Body A. Police corruption 1. The crime that’s not going down
Crime levels seem to be going down in majority of the areas. In spite of this fact, the brutality of the police and the manner in which they handle the civilians is something that has brought a lot of concern to many people. Unfortunately, people tend to
Eileen Garcia
CJA/344 Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice
June 17, 2013
STEPHEN HUMPHRIES
Police corruption and citizen complaints relative to ethnicity I. Introduction A. Police corruption
Police corruption has become an international problem. This was initially a common practice during the period when the police institutions were being developed but the effect has been felt by many people, even affecting peacekeeping operations. The police abuse and corruption has become endemic in the U.S making many citizens seek help from other organization. An example of such a case was experienced in the police training program in Afghanistan were the civilians were brutally abused forcing them to seek the assistance of the Taliban group against the government. There are many reports on the police corruption conducted by commissions that are aiming at reducing the corruption of the police and ensuring justice to the civilians. B. Citizen complaints relative to ethnicity
The police department has left a very bad impression in the minority communities especially as a result of brutal actions that the police patrols do to the civilians in such communities. There are a number of complains that have come up regarding the manner in which peace keeping operations are carried out in some ethnic groups. Peacemaking should be the main role of the police department. However, this is not what takes place in the real sense in some communities. The levels of corruption in the police department have gone high and the civilians have to bribe them to be guaranteed security when the situation is tense. II. Body A. Police corruption 1. The crime that’s not going down
Crime levels seem to be going down in majority of the areas. In spite of this fact, the brutality of the police and the manner in which they handle the civilians is something that has brought a lot of concern to many people. Unfortunately, people tend to
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